Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-21

taxpayer is interested in knowing how
the public money is expended, and this
report is so comprehensive and exact
as to be satisfactory even to the most
exacting 1t contains tabulated alb
stract OF all assessment rolls returned
to the auditor for 1886.
This expression is clad in hone,y
words. but it contains deal OF truth
A sagacioNs writer remarks: Il have
always observed that if little town
has the good fortune to have 4 leader
in whom the citizens hive confidence,
it will go ahead; but if there IS none,
and the people do not work together.
but some pull haw and gee, and some
pull back and some don't pull at all,
and all want TO ride. it will make no
progress" Eek.
A copy Of n W Aver & Sons Ameri-
caa Newspaper Annual for 1886 lies on
our desk occupying the place Of honor
next to Websters unabridged. 1t con-
GCaAiiS tttiioullt III sEuNl al Alll oLtl.
tistical information of practical! value
to eyerv business man. One OF its fea-
lures is Il careful description Of every
county in the u. S. with Its location.
and character of surface, nature Of soil
lpaiing crops and manufactures, its
county scat and population. 1t
also contains q list Of all Newspapers,
with distinctive features and circula-
ton of each paper, making it invalua-
Die to newspaper men and {. help to
everybody. Price $500 carriage paid.
| The message of Gov. Fierce to the
Dakota legislature is full of interest,
and VIII probably be read with surprise
by eastern people VINO are incredulous
regarding the wonderfully rapid growth
and development of this vast territory.
1t being an Official document contain
ing indisp,table t;2rts. its authenticity
can not be doubted and it will serve to
advertise Dakota and her interests 1t
tells US that Dakota has inv ested over
$GOOOW in permanent buildings for
| public institutions; that 1t has an as.
sesset, valuation3ot sI32O00000 and a
population Of over 100000; that 1t pays
yearly $1,000 600 for schools, and that
it kas3,5OO miles CT railroad, $50 news
papers. and LOCO post-of1ices yielding
S5WOOO into the post-of1ice department
alone. These figures give but q faint
idea Of the greatness to which Dakota
NAV attain when her riches andi re-
sources are fully developed Coy.
Pierce also calls the attention OF the
legislature to the fact that under pres
ent laws women cannot be commission,
ed as rotary publics, while they are
eligible to the Office Of superintendent
of schools which is & much more re-
spons,ble position. Pe SAYS he has
had applications from responsible, well
educated won, en- for notary commits
sions which he has had to refuse on no
ether grounds than that of sex. This
he thinks unfair and asks the legisla-
ture to take some action in the matter.
! The Pioneer Press gives short his
| tory of each Of our lawmakers now in
solemn conclave at Bismarck. The
following concerning our representa-
tives. we clip tor the benefit of our
readers.
| Wilson Wise is u representative
farmer and republican from the eighth
district. and was born IN Clearfield
county, Pa. Nov. 10. 1888. He has been
identified with the educational interests
Of Dakota for seven years. He mar
ried Nancy II Drake, by whom he has
raised family OF seven children Mr..
/ Wise is a branch of the old Wise stock
of Virginia, and says: My aim wilt
he to legislate for the best interests OF
The people Of the territory at large"
| John Cain was elected from 3eadle
county. He is a Canadian Icy birth,
and was born May %, 1886. Protes-
sionally Mr.. Cain is an attorney at law
and politically republican. He was
one OF the first settlers Of Beadle conn
ty and first postmaster at Huron, which
Office he filed for five years He was
chosen secretary Of the constitution ]
convention of 1855, and at present en-
lows the double distinction Of council
man to the territorial legislature and
state senator Of South Dakota. Mr
Gain enumerated to Dakota in the year
1879, and has been actively Identified
with the political interests OF Beadle
Icounty ever since. He is married.
DF Roger was born in Chambers
burg, Pa, Mar. 81, 1851, and came &c
this territory in June 1889, where he
has Piled the double vocation OF phy-
, scian and banker. Dir. Heyer IS a
5 straight-ont republican q ontseoken
: opinions, is good writer and q ready
= talker. He was postmaster as -AipefA'
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